On the Set: Nikita Goes Out With a Bang

Nikita | Photo Credits: Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

Never let it be said that Nikita wouldn’t hurt a fly. The cast and crew are shooting the action drama’s final fight scene — between Nikita (Maggie Q) and best frenemy Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) — in a country estate outside Toronto. During a particularly intense take, a housefly alights atop a loaf of bread on the kitchen set. Prop guns are drawn, blanks are fired and blammo — a special-effects squib detonates inside the insect’s meal, blowing dinner and diner to pieces. “Did you see that?” asks coexecutive producer Albert Kim, smacking his forehead while watching a replay over Maggie Q’s shoulder. “Our effects crew always wants to blow up bread.”

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